Rheumatic carditis treated with high doses of pulsetherapy methylprednisolone. Results in 70 children over 12 years

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 604-606

  Herdy, Gesmar Volga Haddad ^a   Pinto, Carlos Alberto ^a   Olivaes, Maria Cecilia ^a   Carvalho, Elisabeth Amabile ^a   Tchou, Hsu ^a   Cosendey, Raquel ^a   Ribeiro, Raquel ^a   Azeredo, Fabiano ^a   De Souza, Debora ^a   Herdy, Artur H ^a   Lopes, Vania Glória S ^a  

^a Trav Antonio Pedro   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Children; Methylprednisolone; Rheumatic carditis

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYOCARDITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0040807644     PISSN: 0066782X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0066-782X1999000500007     Document Type: Article

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